The Guyana Prison Service’s Chief Prison Officer, Prince Cox was this morning killed following a two-vehicle collision along Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown.
Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels confirmed Cox’s death.
Cox, 38, of Schoonord, West Bank Demerara was in a vehicle with two others – Leslie Thornhill and Javon Hector – who have been hospitalised and are reportedly in a critical state.
Based on reports received the car in which Cox and the two others were travelling slammed into another vehicle. As a result of the collision, the officers sustained severe injuries and were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where Cox died while receiving medical attention.
The police have launched an investigation into the smash-up.
